Celestica Recognizes KOA Corporation as an Honoree in Its 2012 Total Cost of Ownership Supplier Awards Program

Bradford, PA - July 2, 2013 - KOA Corporation has been recognized as an honoree in the 2012 Total Cost of Ownership (TCOOTM) Supplier Award program from Celestica, a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions. Celestica's awards program recognizes suppliers that support Celestica's TCOO strategy and demonstrate excellence in quality, delivery, technology, service, pricing and flexibility.

This marks the seventh year of Celestica's TCOO Supplier Awards program, which evaluates and recognizes the top performers in Celestica's global network of over 3,000 suppliers. Celestica's TCOO system is focused on evaluating supplier performance by measuring the total cost to produce, deliver and support products and services beyond the supplier invoice price.

"I am pleased to recognize KOA Corporation as an honouree for the 2012 eCollaboration award,” said Paul Blom, Chief Procurement Officer, Celestica. "The eCollaboration award acknowledges KOA for their ability to collaborate through our IT tools, supporting our strategy to drive speed and flexibility through the supply chain."

About KOA:KOA Corporation, whose global presence includes corporate headquarters in Japan, and sales locations in the USA, Germany, China and Singapore, offers a wide range of products which include thick and thin film resistors, current sensing resistors and resistor arrays; thermal sensors, fuses and varistors; wire wound, multilayer, power and thin film inductors; LTCC's and modules.